An International Environmental Scan of Quality Indicators for Cardiovascular Care

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 110-118

  Abrahamyan, Lusine ^a   Boom, Nicole ^a   Donovan, Linda R ^a   Tu, Jack V ^a,b,c,d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; BOOK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PEER REVIEW; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84856025349     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2011.09.019     Document Type: Review

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